Paul Skeens may be as good at giving gifts as he is on the mound.
The Pirates phenom gifted his girlfriend, LSU gymnast Olivia “Livi” Dunn, with her customized Topps baseball card. their dog Lou.
Dan, who turned 22 on Tuesday, took to Snapchat to show off his special gift.
The post's caption read, “Elite gift.”
The back of the card includes information such as Lou's birthday (June 29, 2023), breed (English Retriever), weight (55 pounds), favorite behavior (chewing on sticks), and favorite human (Liv). Important data was written on the back of the card. ) and favorite food (steak).
Skenes too celebrated the occasion on Instagrampost a photo dump of the couple.
“Happy Birthday Liv!” he wrote.
The birthday celebration came just days after Skeens completed his historic rookie season in Pittsburgh.
The fiery right-hander pitched 133 innings, striking out 170 batters and posting a 1.96 ERA.
Skeens also started the National League All-Star Game and finished the season as one of the favorites to win the National League Rookie of the Year award.
Dunn took to Instagram over the weekend to reflect on his favorite moments from his first season in the big leagues, captioning it, “My little rookie.”
Skens pitched in his final game of the season at Yankee Stadium last Saturday, pitching two scoreless innings with Dunn watching from the stands.
“I'm really happy to finish the season and it's great to be able to do it here and it's great to be able to do it against this lineup. I wish it could have continued like this, but it's This is where we are,” Skenes said.
“I love New York. The stadium is definitely one of my favorite baseball destinations and a place to cross off my bucket list. It's cool to get out there and take the field. Keep checking back tomorrow. I will go.”
